Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0079
CVE-2015-0079
Description
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and RDP outage) by establishing many RDP sessions that do not properly free allocated memory, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Denial of Service Vulnerability."
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-030nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031892nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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